diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e1d09cbd68..191ddeff8ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - **Security Vulnerabilities**
   - Updated `@octokit/graphql` from 2.1.1 to ^2.3.0 to address [CVE-2024-21538]
     (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xgq-45jj-v275)
+- **Unit tests**
 
 ## [v19.1.0] 2024-10-07
 
diff --git a/packages/sftp-client/src/index.ts b/packages/sftp-client/src/index.ts
index abe062b3262..e7173622607 100644
--- a/packages/sftp-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sftp-client/src/index.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class SftpClient {
 
     log.info(`Copying ${remoteUrl} to ${s3uri}`);
 
-    const sftpReadStream = await this.sftp.createReadStream(remotePath);
+    const sftpReadStream = await this.sftp.createReadStream(remotePath, { autoClose: false });
 
     const result = await S3.promiseS3Upload({
       params: {
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export class SftpClient {
     });
 
     log.info(`Finished copying ${remoteUrl} to ${s3uri}`);
+    sftpReadStream.destroy();
 
     return { s3uri, etag: result.ETag };
   }